How Should Mass. Respond to the COVID-19 Crisis?

March 23, 2020

How Should Mass. Respond to the COVID-19 Crisis?

Read the statement from our president, Marie-Frances Rivera, on how policy is the lever we can pull to bring balance to the Commonwealth in uncertain times in the wake of COVID-19. Our state’s savings account - the Rainy Day Fund - has $3.5 billion to help us respond to COVID-19 and its economic fallout. In the long term, Massachusetts will need significant support from the federal government to prevent deep cuts to our state and local budgets.